Eastern Mole vs Floating Sundew

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Drosera intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Drosera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Floating Sundew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).